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Re: Looking for the name of an Austrian Leutnant (Stuka Geschwader) shot down at Eleusis - 19th April 1941
This looks to be the problem with "memory" on those post-war published war memories or war diaries.
"War in a Stringbag" was first published in 1977, some 32+ years after the events that the author lived first hand.
Unless he had kept a war diary where he took notes, it is most probable that he may have messed up dates or events, even though some of his combat sorties were pretty well described into this lovely and fascinating (and recommended) reading.
Maybe Ian got the truth behind the narrative...maybe the Austrian pilot came from another unit...and the author may have messed up JUNKERS for Stuka....
Adriano
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